Originally Posted by
kmacht
Well I can answer that. I am assuming that the $3 to $4 an hour was close to minimum wage. Here in CT minimum wage is $8.25 an hour so wages have about doubled since then. If you assume that the plane rental inflation rate was the same as wages then that $34 an hour dual should be double at $78 an hour. The cessna 150 at the danbury airport here in CT rents for $117 an hour plus $50 an hour for instruction for a total rental rate of $167. That is over twice the inflation rate. So the short answer is yes, flying has gotten more expensive, about twice the cost.
Keith